Projects & Initiatives

The Center works with community colleges and partners to design, implement, and learn from initiatives addressing emerging needs across the higher education and community college sector.

Explore our current and completed projects and initiatives below.

Current Projects & Initiatives

Scaling Apprenticeship

Explore how we help community colleges build institutional capacity to become apprenticeship sponsors and expand registered apprenticeship programs.

SNAP Employment & Training

Learn more about our model to expand the number of community colleges serving as SNAP E&T third party providers.

Kids on Campus

In partnership with National Head Start Association, we're working to increase the number of Head Start programs co-located on college campuses.

Workforce Futures Accelerator

Learn more about how we're adding work based learning into short term programs by embedding virtual, employer-based projects into curricula.

Trustee Economic Development

Coming Soon - In partnership with New America, we're helping to evaluate and strengthen how trustees lead regional economic and workforce development.

Workforce Pell

Coming Soon - Explore lessons and best practices from the first year of Workforce Pell implementation.

Previous Projects & Initiatives

Strengthening Rural Community Colleges

Learn about the success and challenges that rural community colleges face and learn about our policy recommendations to support rural institutions.

Dual Enrollment

Delve into the innovative state strategies for community college funding and dual enrollment in Texas and California.

Men of Color Symposium

Presented at the 2022 Legislative Congress, explore the underlying factors driving the decline in enrollment among men of color, and successful

Non-Credit & Credit Alignment Lab

Learn how 14 community college governance units strengthened pathways between non-credit and credit programs.

Skills-Based Hiring

Explore how Maryland and four community colleges are using skills-based training to build pipelines of career-ready talent.

State-based Funding Models

Review the funding models across the US to better understand the national landscape around funding for different enrollment populations.

Work With Us

The Center for Policy and Practice welcomes collaboration and support from foundations, corporate philanthropy, community colleges, national organizations, and other partners committed to advancing the community college sector.

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